Tower Semiconductor

Israeli semiconductor maker Tower Semiconductor reported that a cyber attack had impacted some of its systems, and as a result, it was halting some server and production activities.

Tower has contacted the appropriate authorities and is cooperating closely with law enforcement agencies, a top team of international experts, and its insurance carriers in order to quickly recover the affected systems.

The business has taken particular actions to stop this situation from getting worse.

It stated that there is currently no evaluation of the attack's actual impact on the organisation without providing further information.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-towerjazz-cyber/israels-tower-semi-halts-some-operations-after-cyber-attack-idUSKBN25X07T

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tower-semiconductor

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"linkid": "tower-semiconductor",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': 'Israel',
                        'name': 'Tower Semiconductor',
                        'type': 'Semiconductor Manufacturer'}],
 'description': 'Israeli semiconductor maker Tower Semiconductor reported that '
                'a cyber attack had impacted some of its systems, and as a '
                'result, it was halting some server and production activities. '
                'Tower has contacted the appropriate authorities and is '
                'cooperating closely with law enforcement agencies, a top team '
                'of international experts, and its insurance carriers in order '
                'to quickly recover the affected systems. The business has '
                'taken particular actions to stop this situation from getting '
                'worse.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Halted some server and production '
                                  'activities',
            'systems_affected': ['Some of its systems',
                                 'Some server and production activities']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Particular actions to stop this '
                                      'situation from getting worse',
              'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes',
              'recovery_measures': 'Quickly recover the affected systems',
              'third_party_assistance': ['International experts',
                                         'Insurance carriers']},
 'title': 'Cyber Attack on Tower Semiconductor',
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